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By Mayo Clinic staffIf you cough, wheeze or feel out of breath during or after exercise, it may be more than exertion causing your symptoms. You might have exercise-induced asthma. As with asthma triggered by other things, exercise-induced asthma symptoms occur when your airways tighten and produce extra mucus.
If you have exercise-induced asthma — also called exercise-induced bronchospasm (BRONG-ko-spaz-um) — physical exertion may be the only thing that triggers your symptoms. Or, exercise may be just one of several things that trigger your asthma. But having exercise-induced asthma doesn't mean you shouldn't exercise. Proper treatment and precautions can keep you active — whether you're strolling through the park or competing for Olympic gold.
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- Expert panel report 3 (EPR-3): Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. National Institutes of Health. Bethesda, Md. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/07_sec3_comp4.pdf. Accessed Sept. 30, 2009.
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology work group report: Exercise-induced asthma. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. http://www.aaaai.org/members/academy_statements/position_statements/exercise_induced.pdf. Accessed Sept. 30, 2009.
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